Combination measuring instrument.



w. BODECK. COMBINATION MEASURING INSTRUMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1915- v I 1 1,172,()50 Patented Feb. 15,1916.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET lmw m N N Wm M W U V v A P! M 0 WM. I J 5 HIFWN g z. Q 1 Mr. w C A H N W I THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH CO.I WASHINGTON, D. L

W. RODECK.

COMBINATION MEASURING lNSTRUMENT.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

APPLlCATION FILED MAR. 23| 1915.

nvmvrm WaHer Rodeck BY v WITNESSES ATTORNEYS m2 COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH c0.. WASHINGTON. 0. c.

wamnnnonncx, or NEW DURHAM, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINATION MEASURING: msmuivinar;

Specification oifiLetters Patent. Pafented Application-fi lcdfiarch 23,1915. seriaii'wbii'enmt To all whom it may concern:

Be itimown that I, VALTER- Ronnomac'itizen of the United States, anda resident of New Durham; in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, have inv'ented a new and lii'ijiiro'ved Combination Measuring Instrument; of which the following is a full,

clear, and exactdescription The objectofthe inventionis to provide a new and improved combination measuring instrument for'use in-conjunction With'an ordinary two-foot folding rule, and ar--' ranged to be'us'ed as'an inside'caliper or an outside caliper; or a hermaphrodite caliper,

or ausurface'" gage, 0r asoriber and-adapted for convenient attachment to a pocket to form' a safety holder for the rule.

In order to accomplish" the desired result,

use ismade'of asleeve'or a ferruleadap'ted" to slipiexterierly on an"ordinary 'carpenters rule, a variety of calipers having their arms it on the sides and front of the said sleeve to permit of'indi'vidual use of any one of the calipers. I 'Use *is also made of'a spring tongue ontheback of the sleeve and adapted to-bear on'ther u'le to holdthe'sleeve in adjusted'position on the rule, and a" clip arm onthe'back'of the-sleeve and operating in conjunction with the said spring tongue to hold the measuring instrument in position on apocketandfor holding the rule safelyin positionwhen theru-le is not in use.

' A practicalembodiment of the invention is represented 'in the accompanyingdrawingsforming a; part of this specificationyin Which similar characters of' reference indioate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a-front elevation of the'combination measuring instrument; Fig. '2is a real-elevation of the same; Fig. 3-is a cross section of the same on the l1ne33 of Fig.

2; Fig. 4: is a sectional plan view of the same on theline ll of Fig; 1; Fig; 5 is a front elevat on of the measuring instrument as attached to an ordinary two-foot carpensition for measuring; Fig. 6 is an elevation of one side of the'measuring instrument with the hermaphrodite caliper in position. for

use; Fig. 7 is asimilar vi'eW'of the 'measur= ing instrument with the inside caliper in po- I sition for use; F 1g. 8 is a side elevation'of similar'vi'e'w 'ofthesame with the parts-in are mounted on a sleeve "or ferrules to swing curved-arms-D, D

of using the latter 'a's a rule 'B when folded as shown in H 1 the purpose mentioned thearmD i 's ofiset near its pivotal en'd te-allmv ureether arm "D to pass under it, as 'v'vill jbereadily A is-arr'ange'da hermaphrodite caliper 'hav ferrule A While the other arm" G is'"mm1 ft a: I t "ed tosWiifg' on aipiv'ot H held 'ontliis side ters' rule and-with the outside caliper 1n'p0-- hermaphrodite caliper, as will positi'on 'fofus'e' as a" erateh gagwFig: 10 1s a'r'e'duc'ed elevation-of the measuriiig strume'nt shown attached to a peeket te i'orm a sa fetyholder for a carpenters --."r'11'le Fig 11 is a front elevation of the measu strument in positionon acarpen'te and arranged in conjun'ction ivith a pointer'for use as a double outsi'de 'li' and Fig; 12 iSa-ci-OSsseCtiOTL' of tlie d proximately of rectangular-shape and re erably split-at the front, a's'indicatd i' Fig.- 4', theopeningof'th'e femuebeia 'e fas to snuglynt; eiiteri'orly onto' hi e d niaiy two-foot folding carp nters rule- 5 B; plainlyindi'catedin Figs zo', 8; 9-10- nd l On the 'frontof the ferrule ii -are arrahg ed spaced pivots C, C on which are mounted constituting a'n' outside =oaliper When swung into 1 open pos tion,--as' shown in-Fig 5, with tiie ferruIe- V located at one end'of the rule'B to pei'fiit handle i for-' enliven: i ientlyf manipulating the outside oaliper. It will be' noticed that when thearr'fis'iD and D" are in the f0] ded position; -as shown in Fig.- fl, they lie viithinthe wvidth; of tli'e sl'eeve A and 'consequently' withinthe width of the 4:- Foi' slightly understood by refrenceto" *I+-ig,. I. v I

On theright hand side of'tlie sl'eevlis" arranged a pivotE on Whiclia re mou ta to swing the' 'a'rms F, F of'an inside calip'er' as will'loe readily understoodby 'refererice to Fig. 7; On the other side of theferrule ing arms G, G, of which a-if'inforiii an integral extension of the "left'sideoftlie' of the ferrule A. 'Thecan-be rena ily swung" outward relative to' thef -ar'iri Gt to permit of using" the arnisG anch- G" s I g be readily r" understood"byreference toF-igrer v The back: of the ferrule is provided With an" integral springtfdnguyl master to bear on tlie r'ule B so as tdholdtli combination measuringinstrument iii r adjusted position on the rule B. A clip arm J: is also integrally mnneetedwith 'the'ii'p point J overlies the spring tongue I'near sleeve A abuts againsttheedge ofthelworkters- Patent: 1

the free end the clip J extending outside of the pocket K .andthe measuring instrument extending Within the pocket K to form aisa fety holder for the rule B.

The measuring instrument may be used in. conjunction With the ruleaB as a surfacev gage by fusing the arm 1 of the inside caliper or the-arm G of thehermaphrodite-caliper, asshown inFig. 8.5 V V The measuring instrument may also be used in, conjunction with the rule B as a scratch gage, as shown :m Fig. 9, lt b61ng,;

understood that 1n this case one edge of the L While pencil or liketool iN- is used on the end of the rule-B for making the desired, mark on the face of the Work Ll, The -mouth of the sleeve A is preferably made-to fiare outward so as to allow convenient 'slipping of the sleeve into position.

on the rule and to form an abutment for, abutting ,the sleeve against theivork L, as Willjbe readilyunderstood by reference to Fig.2

7 The measuringjinstrument may also be used asa double outside gage,

and: for this purpose use'is made ofra double pointer in of the SitlCl sleeve, a hermaphroditecaliper;,

the formof a sleeve or a ferrule O slidable onthe rule Bpthe same as the sleeve A and I provided on opposite sides with points Oi,

O adapted-to operate in conjunction with the arms 1),;1) of the outside caliper, as

will be readily: understoodby reference to.

rule' B to holdthe double pointer in adjusted position on the rule. r

The combination ,measuring instrument; may be used for 081113811115;ZPUIPOSGS thif lt 1s deslred to phase, but

out the rule B,

when the measuring instrument is in posi tion on the rule the latter forms a con-,7

Having ,thus described 1 my invention, I

claim as new and desire-to secure lby-Let- 1. A measuring instrument, comprising in 1; combination, an'ordinaryrule, a sleeve Sllds" able-thereon, an outside caliper comprising a pair of arms pivoted on the front of the said sleeve, an inside caliper comprisinga Copies} of this patent may he btained'for fivecnts each, by addressing theif Commissionerjofhlateiitsg thereof so" as to permit of fa-s tening the combination measuring 1IlSl1I1l- 'ment to a pocket, as SllOWIl'IIl Flg. 10, W1th 7 member being fulcrumedfon the said others;

. able thereon, an outside caliper compris'lngage pair of arms, sa d arms ;be1ng,p1voted. o v

.back of the sleeve and adapted to been @011 r llVitn'essesi "tegral extension of the other, side of the sleeve and the other: memben being; ful-t crumed on the said other sleeve side, thefr'ee; #05 7 ends of the innerandhermaphrodite caliper members frictionally therule.-

A neasuringinstrument, comprising in combination, angordinary rule, a sleeve slid able thereon, an outside caliper; comprising, apair; of arms,said arms being pivotedon 3 the front of the said sleeve, aninside lcalip e comprising a pair of armsfulcrumedonions: side of the said sleeve, a-hermaphroditegwi caliper comprising 5 a pair iof members, one member formingiyan integral extension. of 1 J the othervside ofithefsleeve and ithe-other engag. ,'ing; the sides :of

sleeve side, the free endsof 1 said I inner and 35 hermaphrodite caliper members frictionall I engaging the'sides of therule, and a spring; tongue on the back of the sleeve and adapts toibear on. the rule in position inithe sleeve 3. A measuringinstrument,; comprisingd v combination, an ordinaryrule, asleeve slide the front of the. said: sleeve, ;an;;inside cali per having itsarms fulcrumed on one Bidets;

g thefree .ends of the inside and. hermaphro w; Fig, 11 v The sleeve- 0 is-providedw th a 3 spring tongue adapted to bear on the I dite caliper members frictionallyengagingthe sides of the rule, arisprilig tongue onrtheg the rule ,inposition in thefsleeve, and aclip;

arm extendingintegrally.from-theback of the sleeve overlying thesaidspringtongue to form vith sthfe latter a clamp; for engagee i '7 ment withapocket. i

4-. In combination with? an; ordinary irule g a sleeve shdableon thesald rule, :an outsider caliper comprising a pa r of arms sai'd arms-1 oeing'fulcrumed on; the frontofithe said l sleeve, and a pointer slidable on the said rule:

and having ,tWo po1nts.;,extending in;.oppo+ 2 i I site directions fronithe sides of, the pointe v the said .points ='operating in conjunction with the terminals of the said caliper-I; arms to forma double outside caliper.

' In testimony whereotlhave signed; 20 I 7 name to this specification; in the; presence 5 of? I two subscribing WltIl6SSS.1

Washington, 1). G3, 4

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